Drawer compressor



Aug. 3, 1943. R. WILLARD DRAWER COMPRESSOR Filed June 16, 1942 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Aug. .3, 1943., R. WILLARD DRAWERCOMPRESSOR Filed June 16, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNVENTOR BY %@M ATTORNEYPatented Aug. 3, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OF FICE A 2.326,08'l .7 i QDRAWER con/[Pans son t Rudolph Willard, Ridgewood N. J.

Applicatiiin June s, 1942, Serial'No. 447,223

. 4 Claims.

the provision of a construction which is new and novel and whichfacilitates constructing the cabinet entirely in wood.

In the accompanyingdrawings wherein i have illustrated one embodiment ofmy invention:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of the completed cabinet; a V Q V V Fig.2 is a section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; V

Fig. 3 is a section substantially on the line 3 --3 of Fig. .2; s

Fig. 4 is a View showing the drawer guides before assembly; l r

Fig. 5 is a part sectional viewshowing details of the drawer compressor;1

Fig. 6 is a viewin section of the slide andguide mechanism at each sideof the-drawer; and

Fig. 7 is a cross section :of part or the drawer compressor. a

Referring to the drawings in detail: 2 designates the sidewalls of thecabinet and A one of the drawers thereof; The drawer sides aredesignated5, while the bottom of the drawer is designatedB. H

Secured on the" outside of the drawer to each ii each of these woodenstrips being provided throughout part of its upper edge with alongifloating guides were overlap ed; "In seamen the upper uiding strips2 1 are reduced n depth throughout carter their length, as shown at as,

to provide a shoulder 32 in the lower edge of each of these strips theseshoulders cooperating with 'a pih'Sd'at the rear end or each of thefloating guides 18'. This limits the outward movementgor the fioatingguides with respect to the strips 2 3.

j The drawer cempressor is shown in Figs. and 5. From these figures ofthe drawings it will be seen that the compressor comprises a rectangularpiece or wood 38 extending from sidewall to side- Wall Of the drawer.secured t0 the back (if the member 36 at each end thereof are woodenblocks 38. These blocks at their outer races abut the sidewalls tor thedrawer. On the outer face of each block, thatis, the face adjacent thedrawer These tongues extend lengthwise of, the blocks and lengthwise ofthe drawer, and are adapted to ride in grooves 42 provided for thatpurpose in the inner face of eachdrawer sidewall 5 The tongues ii! areprovided for the purpose of properly guiding the compressor 36 in itsmovement lengthwise and forth in adjusting the same. The upper edgesidewall 5 thereofis an elongated wooden strip The strips Ii] justreferred to are received by ing drawer carrying wooden guides l8 whichare provided at each side of the drawer, these fioating guides restingupon wooden strips 28 secured to the inside of the cabinet wall. Thewooden guides l8 which, as above noted, rest upon the wooden strips 23,carry the weight of the drawer, and hence I impregnate these guides witha lubricant such as paraffin. A pin 22 is provided at the outer end ofeach of the grooves l6 of the floating guides l8, these pins extendinginto the grooves 42 in the strips iii, thereby to limit the outwardtravel of the strips Hi with respect to the floating guides.

Secured to the interior of the sidewalls of the cabinet 2 immediatelyabove the floating guides [8 are wooden upper guiding strips. The upperedge of each of the floating guides is cutback throughout its length, asshown at 26, and each of the strips 24 is cut back throughout part ofits lower edge, as shown at'at, so that strips 24 and of each of thesegrooves is straight and smooth and parallel to the long axis of thedrawer. The

bottom of each of these grooves, however, is

notched, as shown at 44. These are looking notches or ratchetswhichcooperate with a dowel locking rod it extending across the drawerbehind the compressor board 36, the ends of this rod passing throughvertically extending slots 53 in the bloclrs 38 and'tongues t8 and intothe groove 42. The slots 53 are elongated vertically of the blocks 38and tongues 49 so as to permit the looking rod as to be raised out ofthe locking notches 44 when it is desired to shift the compressorlengthwise of the drawer in either direction. This rod falls into placeby gravity and while it has a positive locking action, nevertheless nosprings are required for its operation; This is a real advantage in adevice of this character.

a It. will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a filingcabinet which is of such construction as to permit the same to be madeentirely of wood, without, however, sacrificing the strength necessaryin an article of this nature.

.be seen, furthermore, that so far as the floating guide and thecooperating members shown in i only move for about half its length withrespect to member 24. In other words, there is always a substantialoverlap of these three members sufficient to prevent tipping of thedrawer even when the same is'fully' loaded. lhis substantial overlapalso provides a long bearing surface so that the drawer may be openedand closed with the minimum effort.

It is to be understood that changes maybe made'in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts herein described without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

, 1. In a cabinet drawer, a compressor board withinthe drawer, Woodenblocks secured to the rear face of the compressor board adjacenteachedge thereof,,a tongue on the outer faceof each of said blocks riding ingrooves formed in the innerfaces of'the drawer sidewalls, whereby thecompressor board will be held in upright position v and may be movedalong the drawer to vary the drawers capacity, a locking bar extendingtransversely of'the drawer, said bar passing through slots in saidblocks and projecting into said grooves, the lower surface of each ofsaid grooves being shouldered, and said bar being engageable with saidshoulders, thereby-to lock the cornpressor board in adjusted position.

2. In a cabinet drawer, a compressor board,

within the drawer, wooden blocks secured to one face of the compressorboard adjacent the drawer sidewalls, a groove extending lengthwise ofthe drawer in the, inner face of each drawer sidewall,

tongues carried by said blocks and extending intosaid grooves wherebythe compressorboard will be guided as it is moved lengthwise of thewhich the rod is adapted to move by gravity thereby to lock thecompressor board in adjusted position.

3. In a cabinet drawer, a compressor board within the drawer, woodenblocks secured to the rear face of said board adjacent each edge therof, a tongue on the outer face of each block and riding in acorresponding groove formed in the inner face of the adjacent drawersidewall, a lockingbar extending transversely of the drawer throughvertically extending slots in said blocks and projecting into saidgrooves, locking shoulders in the lower surface of said grooves, said'bar moving by gravity into engagement with opposed shoulders to lockthe board against movement rearwardly of the drawer, the slots in saidblocks being sufficiently long to permit the rod to be manually liftedout of engagement with said locking shoulders to permit shifting of thecompressor board.

4. In a cabinet drawer, -a compressor board withu'n the drawer, woodenblocks secured to the rear face of the compressor board adjacent eachedge thereof; a tongue on the outer face of each or said blocks ridingin grooves formed in the inner faces of the drawer sidewalls to hold theboard upright whilepermittin'g it to move length- Wise of the drawer tovary the capacity of the drawer, and means for locking the compressorboard in adjusted'position, said locking means comprising a dowel rodattached to and extending crosswise of-the compressor board throughslots in said blocks and tongues and into said grooves, and shoulders onone face of the grooves in said drawer sidewalls selectively engageableby the projecting ends of the dowel rod to lock the compressor boardadjusted position.

' RUDOLPH WILLARD.

